Tuesday: The day in photos

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The focus was on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who testified before Congress' Joint Economic Committee. Bernanke told the panel that the economy would soon hit bottom and a slow recovery was on the horizon.

The focus was on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who testified before Congress' Joint Economic Committee. Bernanke told the panel that the economy would soon hit bottom and a slow recovery was on the horizon. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

A Jewish youth waves an Israeli flag in a Jersusalem courtyard near the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in the Tomb of David complex near Mount Zion. Pope Benedict XVI will visit Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories during an eight-day Holy Land tour that begins Friday. It's only the second official papal visit to the Jewish state, nine years after a groundbreaking trip by John Paul II.

A Jewish youth waves an Israeli flag in a Jersusalem courtyard near the Cenacle, traditionally believed to be the site of the Last Supper, in the Tomb of David complex near Mount Zion. Pope Benedict XVI will visit Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories during an eight-day Holy Land tour that begins Friday. It's only the second official papal visit to the Jewish state, nine years after a groundbreaking trip by John Paul II. (Tara Todras-Whitehill / Associated Press)